May 22: Pre-Trip Meeting

Today we started with a meeting with Ms. Clarkson and Dr. Greene who reviewed student expectations for the trip.

DSC00015 DSC00014

We then moved into our own Pilar group where Vic reviewed some essential information like keeping track of passports, being aware of surroundings, and being on time!  Guidelines for the portfolios and blogs were also reviewed.  Students were also given time to write their pre-trip journals. Everyone is very excited for our departure on Monday!

Look at this gorgeous group!
Even on the last day of school they worked hard.
Pondering what to write.
They have so much to say!
Cheerfully sharpening a pencil.
They are serious!
Checking to make sure they have written enough words.
Listening to instructions
Attentive listeners
So much to remember!
Working diligently

 

A Brief History of Pilar Argentina

The rural outpost that later became Pilar was first assigned a local authority in 1774 with the appointment of Ventura López Camelo as its first alcalde, or mayor. Pilar is the site where the Treaty of Pilar was signed on February 23, 1820, establishing the basis for Argentine federalism, as a result of which the city of Pilar is acknowledged as the “Cradle of National Federalism.” This Treaty marked the end of the war between the League of Free Peoples formed by the provinces of Entre Ríos and Santa Fe against Buenos Aires.

The Parish of Our Lady of the Pillar was consecrated in 1856, and the partido (county) of Pilar was established in 1864. The first railway line built by the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway reached the town in 1886, and by 1895 nearly 10,000 inhabitants lived in Pilar. The opening of National Route 8 in 1934 eased the 58 kilometres (36 mi) commute to Buenos Aires, and Pilar subsequently became a growing commuter town.

Pilar grew further after the construction in the late 1960s of a freeway along the stretch of National Route 8 to Buenos Aires, and with the establishment in 1970 of the local industrial district, the Parque Industrial Pilar. The establishment of the first polo fields beginning in the late 19th century and of a number of country clubs from 1948 onward, as well as the development of numerous gated communities beginning in the 1990s, gave Pilar an increasingly upscale profile in subsequent years.

Awesome
Skip to toolbar